Staff
Julie Inskeep
Julie Inskeep is president of °®¶¹app Company and serves on the editorial board.
Jim Touvell
Publisher Jim Touvell started at °®¶¹app in 1992 as a copy editor. He has previously worked as the newspaper's sports editor, design editor, managing editor and editor.
Lisa Green
Editor Lisa Green has more than 35 years of experience at newspapers in Illinois and Indiana. She has worked at °®¶¹app since 2000, initially as business editor.Ìý
David N. Benson
David N. Benson has been a copy editor since 2001.
Justin A. Cohn
Justin A. Cohn, senior writer for °®¶¹app, has covered Fort Wayne sports since 1997. He was named Sportswriter of the Year by the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association in 2020.
Mike Durbin
Mike Durbin has been a Webmaster and Assistant Systems Manager with °®¶¹app since 2006. He is also a Staff Photographer.
Ryan DuVall
Ryan DuVall, restaurant critic for °®¶¹app, was a "foodie" long before joining °®¶¹app in 1999. Dining Out reviews eateries of all styles and price ranges in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio. Reviews are always based on at least two visits and the newspaper pays for all meals.
Keith Elchert
Keith Elchert is copy editor of °®¶¹app°®¶¹app™s editorial pages. A JG employee since 1990, he has also been assistant managing editor for news and weekend editor during his tenure.
Devan Filchak
Metro and Enterprise Editor Devan Filchak has more than seven years of experience at area newspapers.
Victoria Jacobsen
Victoria Jacobsen is the High School Sports Editor for °®¶¹app. A graduate of Notre Dame, she covers area sports.
Mark Jaworski
Mark Jaworski has been Sports Editor at °®¶¹app since 2002. A graduate of Northeastern University in Boston, he previously was sports editor of the El Paso Times and Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer.
Christy Keller
Christy Keller has been a Page Designer with °®¶¹app since 2003. She also reviews books.
Jeff Kovaleski
Editorial writer Jeff Kovaleski has more than 30 years of journalism experience in Indiana, Wisconsin and New York.
Jeff Merritt
Copy desk chief Jeff Merritt has more than 30 years of experience and has worked at °®¶¹app since 2008.
Fredrick McKissack
Editorial page editor Fredrick McKissack has more than 30 years of journalism experience working for newspapers and magazines in Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana.
Corey McMaken
Features and Engagement Editor Corey McMaken is a Fort Wayne native and has been with °®¶¹app since 2004. He writes about arts, entertainment, food and area people and history. He also works with social media, newsletters and other digital projects.
Dan Rooney
Dan Rooney has been a copy editor at °®¶¹app since 2004 and has been in the newspaper business since 1979.
Tony Sandleben
Tony Sandleben joined °®¶¹app as General Assignment/°®¶¹app Government Reporter in December 2024. He has covered news since 2013 and Northeast Indiana since 2018.
Dylan Sinn
Dylan Sinn is a College Sportswriter for °®¶¹app, covering mainly Indiana, Purdue and Notre Dame, as well local colleges in northeast Indiana and Fort Wayne TinCaps baseball. He is a graduate of Indiana University and an AP Top 25 football voter.
Sherry Slater
Sherry Slater, Assistant Desk Editor, has more than 25 years of experience at newspapers in Maryland and Indiana. She has covered business issues at °®¶¹app since 2001 and has additional editing duties.
Ashley Sloboda
Senior reporter Ashley Sloboda covers education. A graduate of Indiana University, she previously spent 10 years reporting for newspapers in Wisconsin and the Chicago suburbs.
Stan Sussina
Photographer Stan Sussina studied photojournalism at Randolph Community College and has worked at newspapers in Evansville and Greensboro, North Carolina.
Paul Wagner
Paul Wagner, news/production editor, joined the newspaper in 1994 as a reporter in its Defiance, Ohio, bureau, and has served as a copy editor and as systems editor.
Editorial Board
Editorials are the opinion of °®¶¹app Editorial Board: President Julie Inskeep, editor Lisa Green, editorial page editor Fredrick McKissack and editorial writer Jeff Kovaleski.
Fredrick McKissack can be contacted at fmckissack@jg.net or 260-461-8726.
We welcome letters from our readers. Submissions should be exclusive to °®¶¹app. We edit for brevity, clarity and grammar. Names, addresses and phone numbers must be included. Send letters to °®¶¹app, 600 W. Main St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802.